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Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summaries

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April 15, 2019

• APPROVED: $1,329,964 Agreement with Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for the William Street Improvement Project (protected bike lane) (Legistar)

  • ​https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/04/ann-arbor-dda-to-split-william-street-construction-cost.html

• APPROVED: $60,000 operating support for the Ann Arbor Housing Commission to administer voucher program (Legistar)

• APPROVED: $2,582,770 for Water Treatment Plant UV Disinfection System (Legistar)

  • https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/04/ann-arbor-oks-plan-to-keep-diarrhea-causing-parasite-out-of-citys-water.html

• Two rezonings as directed by City Council resolution from 9/4/18 (sponsored by CM Smith, Legistar) to maintain existing scale and character, preserving single and two-family residential, consistent with the Master Plan

  • APPROVED: Rezone from R4C to R1D/R1E (Multiple-Family Dwelling District to Single Family Dwelling District) W. Hoover and W. Davis (Legistar)

    • ​Planning Commission recommended DENIAL (5-3)

  • DEFEATED: Rezone from C2B to R2A (Business Service District to Two-Family Dwelling District) S. Ashley Street (Legistar)​​

    • Planning Commission recommended DENIAL (0-8)

• APPROVED: Site plan for 327 E. Hoover (Legistar)

  • 6 units and 885 sq. ft. of retail

  • ​https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/04/new-apartments-next-to-noisy-train-tracks-get-ann-arbor-councils-ok.html

• DEFEATED: Attempt to override Mayor’s VETO of millage rebate (unrestricted) money allocations consistent with community survey results (Legistar)​

  • Council meeting of April 2, 2019 approved resolution to allocate 2019 millage rebate (unrestricted) funds consistent with community survey results (adjusted, based on funding already committed) (Legistar)

  • Mayor Taylor VETOED this resolution on April 5, 2019 (Legistar)

  • https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/04/attempt-to-override-ann-arbor-mayors-veto-falls-short-in-7-4-vote.html

  • ​Additional Thoughts (Apr 14, 2019) - Mayoral Veto of Mental Health Millage Compromise